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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-09-14
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
LETTER FROM ROCK HILL.

Rock HILL, September 13.-The far
mers say the cotton crop is not going to be
as good as was expected that instead of
making fruit it made weed. 1 was shown
last week five stocks, each five feet high,
and not a boil was on either of them.
The merchants are daily receiving their
new goods. The railroad depot for the
past week has been the busiest place in
town.
NIr. John R. London had a valuable
COW killed last week by being bitten by
a hog.
Rev. E. N. Joyner's condition is greatly
improved. He now sits up a few hours
each day. His little daughter is very ill
with typhoid fever.
r. A. Crawford, who attended the
international Congress of Physicians which
assembled in Washington last week, has
returned home.
GMr. Miriam H. Sandifer, who has been
employed as prescription clerk in R. II.
Hope & Co.'S. drug store, leaves to-day for
Philadelphia, having accepted a position
in a drug store in that city. He will also
attend the college of pharmacy.
The town has completed its second els
$4,000 gallons capacity.
OOuSluGldUlS CAClISLlCuG Wdo SlCoIOo
here yesterday by the attempt of Mr.. J:B.
Johnson to cowhide the Rev. E. G. Price,
a minister of the M. E.. Church, though
not the pastor of Rock Hill church, the
church which he r being about six
miles from town. 1t seems that it had
reached Mr.. Johnson's ears that the Rev.
Mr.. Price had made some slanderous re-
marks in a letter to a young lady in Thorn
~asville, N. c., in regard to Mr.. Johnson's
sister. Mr.. johnson demanded a retrac-
ton, which was refused. Mr.. Price yester-
day came to town to take the north-bound
train for brownsville. On his way to the
depot he was met by Mr.. Johnson with a
coWhide. A few blows were struck when
friends interfered. The occurrence is deep
ly deplored by our citizens. MI. Price
boarded the train yesterday afternoon for
brownsville, where he expects to-day to
marry the young lady to whom he wrote
the letter that caused the trouble. Public
sentiment here as to the affair is divided.
A colored woman aged los years died
last week on the plantation of Mr.: John
G.. Hoke. HAL.
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CHURCH NOTICES.

Methodist Episcopal-Rev. w. w. Daniel
Pastor. Services next Sunday at 1920 A.. M
and 8 P. M. Sunday-school at P. M. Pray
er-meeting this evening at 8 o'clock.
Presbyterian-Rev. T. R. English, Pastor
Services next Sunday morning at 10. aOo'clock,
and at night at s. Sunday-school at 4 P. NJ.
Prayer meeting tomorrow evening at 8 O'Clock
Associate Reformed Presbyterian-Rev. j.
c. Galloway, Pastor. Services next Sunday
at 1890 a. NJ, and s P. M. Sunday-school at .
P. NJ.
Kings Mountain Mission-Rev. l.. A. John
son, Pastor. Services at Kings Mountain
Chapel next Sunday, at II o'clock A.. NJ.
Episcopal-Rev. Edmund N. Joyner, Rec
tor. Sunday-school at 4.30 P. M.
Baptist-Rev. F. c. Hickson, Pastor. Sun
day-school at 3.45, P. NJ, next Sunday.
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Correspondence Of the Yorkyille Enquirer
NOTES FROM HOODTOWN.

HooDTowN, September lathe third
quarterly conference for York Circuit was
held with Shady Grove Church, embracing
Saturday and Sunday. Rev. A. j. eau
then presided. His sermon on Saturday
was very interesting. He showed to his
hearers, what watchfulness and paternal
care that God has for his people, and the
individual responsibility of all his ration
al creatures. His hearers were forcibly
impressed. The conference was a very
pleasant and profitable occasion. The ser
mon on Sunday was delivered very intel
ligently. He dwelt at length upon the
transitory nature of all earthly things, and
the certainty and durability of a future
existence in an Individual lot. The SER
mon was followed by the administering
of the Lords Supper, in which a large
number communed. These people are
blessed with a faithful and devoted pastor.
Rev. J. w. Airail is a blessing to any peo-
ple with whom he is connected.
Last Friday afternoon was spent by he
people of this community in enjoying an
afternoon picnicin the beautiful and pleas
ant grove in front of Mr.. W. l.. HOODS
residence. The young men endeavored
toingratiate themselves with the fair ones,
while the older ones stood back and graft
fed us with their pleasant smiles. buggy
riding and playing croquet with all their
pleasures imaginable, were participated IN
until the welcoming invitation was given
for supper, which was spread upon Natures
verdant carpet, under the shelter OF a Ieaty
anopy Itwas supplied with manychoice
articles of food, which had been prepared
by the kind families of this community.
The Hoodtown brass band furnised music
for the occasion. =,
There will be a picnic and a farmers
meeting at Shady Grove Academy next
Saturday, the 18th. We are expecting
some good speeches, as we have invited
some noted men. A cordial invitation is
extended to all, and to bring baskets with
them. -,
A few cases of fever are reported in this
section.
Mrs. Joella Harmon, who is visiting
Rev. J.. w. Airail and family, has typhoid
fever. She is not dangerously ill yet.
Mr.. G. E. Hood started for Atlanta a
few days ago. He will be gone about ten
Gays MEMO.
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JEFF DAVIS AT ATLANTA.-Much is
being said about the propriety or impro-
priety of jeff Davis attending the Fair in
Atlanta. MI. Davis being a citizen of a
free country we think he, like every other
citizen, has a perfect right to 60. He has
no more right, however, to speak for this
country than any other good citizen. If
he goes, he, like Cleveland, will add some:
thing to the show, or menagerie, and
whatever adds to the show in a legitimate
way may be all we'll enough. But as a
matter Of fact, we are inclined to the opin-
ion that both Cleveland and Davis should
stay away from Atlanta. Mr.. Cleveland is
now solid in the South. He has nothingt to
gain by coming here, and he may lose
much. The Republicans know that he
will be re-nominated for the Presidency,
and if any of their newspaper reporters
can distort anything he may say, they
will be very sure to do so. Mr. Davis had
better stay away. TO be exhibited as a
rare animal at a show would not be much
of a compliment to the ex-President of the
Southern onfederacy.-AdderiW Press and
Banner.
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MORTGAGE

The Clerk of the Court has recorded a mort
gage of the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago
Railroad given by the Massachusetts and
Southern Construction Company to the Boston
Safe Deposit and Trust Company. The mort
gage covers the entire line of the road at $685.
900 per mile, aggregating a total of sl5, 900, 900.
About GO miles of the road is in York county.
This mortgage is recorded in twelve counties
in this State, and is G. substitute for one exc
cuted October l, 1856. That mortgage was for
$40, 900 per mile with bonds running thirty
years at 6 per cent. The new mortgage is for
s25, 900 per mile, the bonds running ninety
wears at S per cent. The new mortgage was
rendered necessary, in place of the old one, by
the extensions granted to its charter since last
October, extending the road from the Tennes-
see line to the Ohio River, tho absorption of
the Chataroi Railroad, and the consolidation
with the Georgia and Carolina Midland.
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THE MULE RACES.

The grotesque mule races advertised to take
place in the railroad cut near the depot grounds
Of the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Rail
road came off last Thursday afternoon, strictly
according to programme. The occasion drew
n large crowd. At half past . the stewards,
mounted and acting in the capacity of marshals,
assembled in Harris grove, from which place,
under direction of Mr.. John A. Latta and Miss
Mary Vawter, of Virginia, as chiefs, preceded
by the drum corps and followed by the mount
ed jockeys in costume, the calvacade proceeded
to the grounds. Conspicuous in advance of
the music was borne a banner with the in
scription, "Honi soft qui NAL q pense." A neat
stand had been prepared for the accommoda-
ton of the sponsors and the judges. Promptly
on time the signal was given for the first race,
which was against time and was won by "Lady
Belle,' Mr.. Franklin G.. Power, jockey. The
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memorable crop failure of 1881 was indi-
Gated by 60 in September and Sc in Octo-
Der, some Improvement having resulted
from more favorable conditions.
The depression is nearlyall in the West.
The States of the Atlantic coast and those
of the Gulf report larger crops than those
of last year already beyond reach OF dis
aster. In seven of the corn surplus States
the average of last month was "A, now 81.
The figures are: Ohio IS, Indiana 81, ILL
nois 81, Iowa IS, Missouri 81, Kansas AZ,
Nebraska 70. The average Of New YORK
and Pennsylvania is So, of Georgia "a, OF
Texas So, of Tennessee 80 and OF kentucky
GO.
The average condition of winter and
spring wheat when harvested was SZ:4,
last year S7.8. 1t 1885 it was IL. In
the spring wheat region Dakota returns
80, a small gain; Minnesota and Wisconsin
~, Iowa II, and Nebraska rs, a slight re-
duction from last month. The increase
of acreage will make the difference still
less between the present crop and that of
1886. .
The average for rye is 1922. That OF
oats 1874, against 1916 last month, show
ing a slight decline. The average for bar
ley is SO, against 96.2 last month. The
reduction in b%uckwheat has decreased
from from SO last month to SO. The aver
age condition for potatoes is very much
reduced from 8O.8 last month to 67.3. This
is four points lower than 1881, and the low
est record for September that the depart
ment has eve recorded. The reduction is
mainly in the West. The Maine average
is 70, that of New York 81, and of Penn
s~ylvania II. In Michigan the average is
80, that of Illinois, 40, Indiana 43, Ohio
50, Iowa 81, Missouri II, Kansas 81, Ne
braska 68. ,
The weather crop bulletin of the signal
Office at Washington for the week ending
last Saturday says: During the past week
the weather has been reported as favora-
BILE to growing crops in Massachusetts and
North Carolina, and ~unfavorable in Ten
nessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama
and South Carolina.
In the corn-growing region the crop is
reported to have been harvested and be-
low the average in Nebraska, as out OF
danger from frost in Minnesota, and
more rain needed for late corn in central
and western Kansas. Cutting is in progress
in Michigan. The weather is reported to
have been too dry in the cotton regions of
South Carolina, Alabama and Mississippi,
and damage by worms in Mississippi.
In the tobacco regions, Tennessee, Ken
lucky and Ohio, the deficiency in rainfall
is reported to have been injurious, while
in North Carolina the weather has been
favorable.
Pastures are reported good from Ne
braska, as improved in Minnesota, Mich
igan and nothern Illinois, and as dried
up in southern Illinois.
A light frost is reported to have injured
sweet potatoes in northwestern North
Carolina on I'd instant, and as having oc-
Cured in northern Illinois on the 9Th.
killing frosts were reported on the 10th
from central Minnesota and upper Michi-
gan, and on the morning of the 18th from
northern Vermont.
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that I shall not be misunderstood when I
base my declination Of your kind invita-
ton upon my unwillingness to assume
that L, as wife of the President, ought to
participate so prominently in a public Ger
emony in which he took 10 part" The
letter is in Mrs. C%leveland's own hand
writing. By ignoring the President,
whether Intentionally or not, the commit
tee of arrangements placed themselves in
an ugly predicament that they are trying
get out of by extending a second invitation
to Mrs. Cleveland and also include her
husband.
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LOCAL
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

H. A. D. Nicely, County Treasurer-Tax No
tice-1386.
j.. F. Jackson and J. Ran. Wallace-Notice.
A. F. Ruff, Ridgeway, s. C.-Desirable Homes
for Sale.
w. N. Elder-Executor's Notice.
John s. Bratton, Observation-Disclosures
Lost.
Withers Adickes Our Motto.
Parish & Kennedy-The Truth is Always Use
full.
H. F. Adickes-New Goods at the Grand Cen
trail.
Lindsay & Moore-Money Saved.
May & May, Observation-Disclosures of the Age
Lowry & ~Starr-Special Notice.
Hunter q Oates-0ur Buyer, Mr.. Hunter.
John c. Kuykendal-Foreign Quinine.
E. A.. Sharretts, Secretary, Baltimore, Nd
Elastic Gun Wadding-4th page.
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II r. TOWN.

The Charleston Neps and Courier of Monday
publishes a lengthy review of our sister town,
Rock Hill, which places the industrial, COM
mercial, educational, religious and social in
terests of our sister town on honorable and
enviable record. According to the showing
few towns in the up country have made more
rapid strides in material advancement during
the past few years than Rock Hill.
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For the Yorkyille Enquirer.
PICNIC IN CHESTER COUNTY.

CANA AN
OLIVE, S. c., September SIT seems
to be the custom nowadays, when we
have a nice picnic or something of the
kind, for some one Of the community to
give it a ''puff" as it is called and as we
are people that do not like to be behind
in style, although we have been a little
slow about writing up the "puff,"l take
advantage of this opportunity to tell some
of the people who were not there, what a
success it was.
The day, September 3rd, was unusually
pleasant-one that might have been en-
joyed by even the aged and infirm. The
attendance was large indeed, the dinner
plentiful, of course, and of the best quality,
and the behavior of the young men ex-
ceedingly good for so large a gathering.
The morning was passed in listening to
two we'll prepared and %e]oquently deliv-
cred lectures. The first n was on the
subject of educational interests, by Mr.. w.
A. Sanders, a prominent lawyer colchester.
The other was on the great and all impor-
tant subject of temperance, by the Rev. H.
F. Chreitzburg,a distinguished temperance
lecturer, and the Grand Chief Templar
Of the State.
Temperance seems to be and is the SUBJ
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BUILDING PERMIT GRANTED.

At a special meeting of the Town Council,
on Monday last, a petition was presented from
the building committee of the Episcopal
Church, asking permission to erect one-story
frame building on the lot adjoining that of Mr..
J. o. Walker, on Main street, to be used as a
rectory. The permit was granted. This is the
first petition presented to the Town Council
since the adoption of the ordinance in refer
ence to the erection of wooden buildings with
in certain limits.
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NATIONAL FARMERS CONGRESS.

In accordance with the request of Secretary
Clayton, of the National Farmers Congress,
which will be held in Chicago, Illinois, Noyem-
Der 1st to the 9th, asking the appointment of
nine delegates, with alternates, to represent this
State in the Congress, Governor Richardson
has made the appointments. York county is
honored by the selection of Hon. w. H. Stew
art, of Fort Mill, as one of the delegates. His
alternate is DR.. James R. Massey, of Lancaster.
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PRISONERS RECAPTURED.

Joe Massey, colored, of Rock Hill, who was
tried at the last term of the United States Court
at Greenville, and who escaped from the guard
house at Gastonia was recaptured in Columbia
last Friday, just two weeks after his escape.
Massey was tried in the United States Court
at Greenville last February on the charge Of
retailing liquor without a license and was
acquitted. At the August term of the same
court he was tried for intimidating a witness
or, as he explains it, for a%ssaulting the witness
who swore against him at the February term.
On this charge he was convicted and sentenced
to Imprisonment in York county Jail for a
term of three months, and fined 5000. AS will
be remembered, he and two other prisoners,
the three in charge of Deputy Marshals Beck
ham and Nicely, were lodged in the guard
house at Gastonia on the night of the 26th of
August, while GU route for Yorkville, and from
that structure they made their escape.
Massey says that he went out with his com
panions because he had a sick child at Bates
burg whom he desired to visit, after which he
intended to proceed to Yorkville and deliver
himself to the Sheriff. When arrested in Co.
lumbia he said he was on his way to Yorkville
for that purpose. He will be held in Column
bia to await the action of the United States
authorities.
On last Thursday night, VIM. Farrow, col
ored, another Of the prisoners who escaped
from the Gastonia guard house, was arrested
in this place by policeman O'Farrcll. He is
charged with forgery and was arrested in
Greenville on a warrant issued by Trial JUS
tice Bell and was being brought to Yorkville
by an officer when he escaped, as above stated.
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Mr.. VIM. C. Latimer, MI. j. J. Hunter, of the
firm of Hunter & Oates, and Mr.. Dobson, OF
the firm of T. NJ. Dobson & Co., are in the
northern markets making fall purchases for
their respective houses.
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R,AnROAD NOTES

There is no news from any part Of the line
this week, further than the fact that all the con-
tractors are availing themselves of the present
fine weather and driving work forward as rap
idly as they can.
Capt. M. G.. Lewis, the trestle builder, has
moved his headquarters from Yorkville to the
residence of Mr.. John A. Byers, nine miles
west of town. Capt. Lewis is accompanied by
his wife, and during their stay in Yorkville she
made many warm friends among her lady ac-
quaintances.
A short piece of tracklaying has been donea at
Camden, sufficient only for the accommodation
of engine, cars and track-laying machine.
Track-laying will commence in earnest about
the first of next month.
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RETHEI, pREsRYTERY

The Presbytery of Bethel will hold it's regu-
lar semi-annual meeting in Bethel Church,
York county, beginning its sessions on We'd
nesday morning at IL o'clock, September 18th,
instant. The opening sermon will be preached
by Rev. NJ. r. Kirkpatrick, Of Clover.
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\pEpcONaT, MENTION.

<pERsoNAE MENTION.
SMrs. S. A. Milton, of Columbia, and Mrs.
NJ. E. Galbraith, of Chester, are in Yorkville
visiting Mrs. James A. Watson.
NMrs. w. A. Sanders and three children, OF
EShester, are in Yorkville visiting Mrs. John
F. Oates.
T Mr.. William I. Witherspoon returned on
last Wednesday to the Baltimore College OF
pharmacy.
| OMr. Robert T. Allison, postal clerk on the
| Charlotte and Atlanta Airline Railroad, is
in Yorkville visiting his parents.
SMiss Lula Tatum, of Orangeburg, is in York
Vile visiting the family of DR.. John May.
|1Mrs. w. L. Falconer and her little daughter
left here on Tuesday for Charlottesville, Va.
Mr.. w. John Hyndman and family have re-
moved from this place to Charlotte, N. c.
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~SinguIarIy Striking.

It has been said that some folks are Just as
much alike as anybody else. This fact accounts
for the large demand for our Tar-Baby Tobac-
co. l6 plugs for sl.OO. Sold by KUYKENDAL.
Collie, Cramps and Pains in the Stomach are
quickly subdued by taking a few drops Of DR..
j. H. McLean's Volcanic Oil Liniment on SUI
gar or mixed in syrup. Sold by KUYKENDAL.
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Celestial China.

All manner of persons who enjoy a cup Of
good Tea are hereby informed that we will re-
ceive next Friday, another large invoice Of our
famous Moyune District Young Hyson, Can
be had Only of K~UyKESDAI.
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It is stated that the Northeastern Rail-
road has been leased to the Wilmington
and Weldon Railroad Company.
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Comparative COtl
gpetid Notttes.
~KUYKENDAL's SPECIALS.
Greeting from Grist.

Y~oRKvILLE, S. c., September 5, 1887.
DR.. JNo. C. KUYKENDAL, Dear Sir: During
the summer of 1886 I had my dwelling house
remodeled, and in order to make a complete job,
I had it painted, using LoNaMAN & MARTI-
NEz' Prepared Paint. I used No. IA, and had
three coats applied. After the job was COM
pleted, land to my entire satisfaction) I was
told by an experienced painter-but not the
one who did the work-that I had made a mis-
take in applying three coats, as the rosin in the
lumber would throw off the paint when the
work was subjected to the heat Of the summer
sun, and that I should lave applied two coats
at the first painting and after the rosin had
been drawn from the new lumber and forced
of, I should apply two more coats and then I
would have had a complete job. But, notwith-
standing the above opinion by an expert, the
work has withstood the effects of the rays of
the burning sun the past summer and to-
day the paint is, so far as I can see, as solid as
when applied a year ago. I believe the paint
to be first class. Respectfully,
SAM M. GRIST.
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OBITUARY

DYD-In Gastonia, n. c., on the 18th instant,
of{ever, Mr.. JOHN FAYSSOUN, son of the
hate James II. Fayssoux, formerly a citizen of
YOrkyille.
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CHEW OLD RIP.
FUN S.tLc III
John G.. KuykendaI.
July ID %

Cuts, wounds, Sprains and Bruises quickly
heal, if you apply DR.. j. H. McLean's Volcanic
Oil Eminent. Sold in Yorkville by JOHN c..
kUYKESDAL/
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Frequently accidents occur in the household
which cause burns, cuts, sprains and bruises
for use in such cases DR.. j. II. McLean's Vol
canic Oil Liniment has, for many years, been
the constant favorite family remedy. Sold in
Yorkyille only by KUYKENDAL.
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JANUARY 1st, 1888
GONE NORTH.

The ENQUIRER will be furnished from this
date until January 1st, 1888, for 20 cents.